North Carolina State University, College of Engineering Accreditation Commission Records1948-1986

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Call number

UA 105.003

These records include questionnaires, bound reports, curricula and reviews for certification relating to the accreditation process primarily for the Engineering Council for Professional Development (ECPD) and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, dating from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Biographical/historical note

The Engineer's Council for Professional Development (ECPD) was founded in 1932 to promote the professional growth of future engineers from pre-college counseling through college and initial employment to full status members of the engineering porfession. One of the council's major functions was to accredit engineering curricula at colleges and universities throughout the United States. In 1980, the ECPD was reorganized as The Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), which is part of the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES).

Scope/content

These records span the years 1948 to 1986 and contain Biographical Information Reports from the College, departmental reports, School and Curriculum Information Reports from the College, Questionnaire for Review of Engineering Programs reports, and photographs relating to the accreditation process for the College of Engineering and its departments.

These records were prepared by the College Engineering and its departments as part of the accreditation process and submitted to the Engineering Council for Professional Development (ECPD) and its successor organization, The Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET).

Arrangement

This subgroup is organized into two series: Engineering Accreditation Commission and Engineers' Council for Professional Development.

Use of these materials

North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Engineering Accreditation Commission Records, UA 105.003,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Engineering Accreditation Commission Records, UA 105.003,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.